Experience 1.0

"Being a counselor comes from the heart," said Dr Halimatun Halaliah to us last Monday.

4 weeks of practicum has passed. A month being in UiTM Melaka (Kampus Bandar) a.k.a UiTM KBM as a trainee counselor has taught me many things. It has made me realize just how awesome a counselor's job is, and how awesome life can be. I just don't know if I can be okay once my practicum period ends. Two weeks to go, but as the days pass by, I can't help but to fall even deeply in love with the job and profession. There even comes a point during these practicum days that I wish I can work and not be a student anymore. The satisfaction that I feel is beyond words can ever explain.

Patience, Mardyati. Patience...

What Dr Halimatun taught us last Monday made me remember and relive the day where I said to myself that I will work hard and be a great contribution in the field of psychology and aid the society that we live in. If anyone were to ask me regarding the short course we had last Monday, I can profusely and wholeheartedly say that I really love it and I enjoyed every second of it. I can see and feel the passion that Dr Halimatun has in the field of counseling. At some point during that course, a huge part of me wants to be like her.
 

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Dr Halimatun emphasized to us regarding the importance of passion and involving the heart into the majority of things we do in life (except on that day, she emphasized it specifically for counseling). I agree, the heart is important. To be honest, last Monday's one-day course was just a course to enhance our skills in the counseling field. Mind you, the topic itself was straightforward ie Health and Basic Skills of Guidance and Counseling. The thing is, though I already know and understand most of the things that Dr Halimatun taught on the day, it somehow felt different and alien, as though I had never encountered any of it before. It felt like as if I was a semester 1 student again, full of enthusiasm and motivation to learn, and it really felt nice! Awesome, even!

Be a person with a heart; Don't be heartless!

True story. ;)

I've learned a great deal of things ever since I started my practicum. I never knew that working 8-hours a day can be so tiring -- even when there's hardly any work to do! But, despite being tired, working as a trainee counselor is fun! Being a part of society, giving for the society is somewhat a huge satisfaction in life for me, and I wish I can continue doing so forever. In these 4 weeks, the biggest lessons I've had is the lessons that I have to improve myself. I found out that without improving on my soft skills, my career life would be stagnant.

Anyway, I've met with many people with various backgrounds while being here. But what awes me is the reality in which I'm currently living. These people that I met here are the people who never knew how to give up. Somehow, after meeting with these kind of people, I grew happy and I instantly fell in love with them. In fact, I had never been happier.

Learn to be positive everyday. Stay positive. Stay positive. Stay positive!